Name USCGC Chincoteague Acquired 14 November 1919 Fate Sold 20 March 1925 Length 27 m | Completed 1919 Decommissioned 1 January 1923 Launched 1919 Weight 218.5 tons | |
Namesake Chincoteague Bay in Maryland and Virginia | ||
For United States Navy ships of the name, see USS Chincoteague.
The first USCGC Chincoteague was a United States Coast Guard armed tug in service from 1919 to 1923.
Chincoteague was built at Annapolis, Maryland, as part of a class of United States Navy tugs intended for service in World War I. Completed after the end of hostilities, she was turned over to the Coast Guard on 14 November 1919.
Chincoteague was first based at Norfolk, Virginia, then moved to Baltimore, Maryland. She was decommissioned at Baltimore on 1 January 1923 and sold on 20 March 1925.
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USCGC Chincoteague (1919) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA